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Dark Twisted Fantasies

A twink Beauty and a kink Beast, Joan Collins, post-gender aliens, naked wrestling, Narcissister and Narcissus, badass women stomping out the patriarchy, an eerie Internet date, a haunted social media investigation, and an elusive, masculine-scented candle collide in this collection of weird, wild, and wonderful queer shorts.

Short films showing in this program:

Beauty and the Beast

13 mins

Way beyond Cocteau and Disney, this decidedly queer and sexually explicit version of the timeless fairytale La belle et la bête finds a twink Beauty in the candle-lit dungeon of a kink Beast.

The Dark, Krystle

10 mins

Renowned video artist Michael Robinson recuts and reframes the classic primetime soap opera Dynasty, exploring the mythical connection between the show’s iconic archrivals, Krystle Carrington (Linda Evans) and Alexis Carrington Colby (Joan Collins).

The Familiar

11 mins

A genderless alien crash-lands on a wondrous but inhospitable planet in search of connection.

GUO4

3 mins

With a nod to both La jetée and the erotic works of Bob Mizer, master director Peter Strickland threads still frames of a naked, homoerotic locker room brawl into a vigorous deconstruction of masculinity.

Lilac Lips, Dutchess County

3 mins

In this playful update of the myth of Narcissus, a vain genderqueer beauty (Joey Gray) sees their own fabulous reflection for the first time.

Mountain Lodge

8 mins

Take a wild journey through the gay Internet labyrinth — past video clips of Britney Spears after burning down her gym, Eric André French-kissing a cop, Ina Garten and Padma Lakshmi cocktail hour, and Moira Rose reaction gifs — to discover the Tumblr legend of an elusive, masculine-scented candle.

Narcissister Breast Work

10 mins

The latest piece by visionary artist Narcissister — which premiered at Sundance — follows several women, donning the signature Narcissister mask, as they express their right to bare their breasts in public.

Son of Sodom

15 mins

A director investigates the haunting legacy of Camilo Najar, who died of a heroin overdose a week after being cast as the lead in the director’s first feature.

The Women’s Revenge

17 mins

Su Hui-yu crafts another surreal, eye-popping “reshooting” which revisits banned cinematic works during Taiwan’s period of martial law — here, reimagining female-driven exploitation films of the late-1970s and 1980s.

Young Diego

7 mins

When he agrees to meet a mysterious stranger from the internet, young, lonely Diego (Iván Pellicer) takes a deep dive into the unknown.

This program contains sexually explicit material.

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Running Time
95 mins
Section
Streaming, Shorts Programs
Program Note Writer
Joe Bowman
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